Reflection
Compositional elements presented in this photo are edge of frame,lighting/shadows, and the face the light on the face leads to the illuminated leaf. Technical aspects of this photo are the strong contrasts between light and dark, the shallow depth of field, and the backlighting from the strong sun. I got closer to Scott's face and got on eye level with his head, so I could clearly get a shot of the dark side of his face. Then I used the sun behind his head to create a hard contrast between light in the background and shadows in the foreground. Artistically, the lights and shadows are very strong, the model's (Scott) expression is very stoic and awesome, and the photo is humorous amongst me and my friends. It was taken as a joke, but came out pretty rad, if I do say so myself. I was able to show a to show and interesting subject (Scott's fearless, heroic, expression) and this photo will hold a viewers attention because there are lines leading your eyes different places throughout the photo, grabbing attention.